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Robert Browne
Robert Browne c.1550–1633, English clergyman and leader of a group of early separatists popularly known as Brownists. Browne conceived of the church as a self-governing local body of experiential believers in Jesus. Preaching without a license, Browne attacked the forms of government and the discipline of the Established Church; he gathered a congregation at Norwich c.1580. In 1581 he and his followers sought refuge in Holland. There he published (1582) several treatises that are generally regarded as the first expression of the principles of Congregationalism . Circulation in England of these tracts was punishable by death. Upon his return to England in 1584, Browne was imprisoned and later excommunicated. But by 1586 he was sufficiently reconciled with the Church of England to be made master of the Stamford grammar school, and in 1591 he submitted to episcopal ordination and became rector of Adchurch, Northamptonshire. |
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"Robert Browne." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Robert Browne." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-BrowneR.html "Robert Browne." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-BrowneR.html |
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Browne, Robert
Browne, Robert (c.1550–1633), Puritan separatist. A relative of William Cecil, Lord Burghley, he came under the influence of T. Cartright and in 1581 established an independent congregation at Norwich. He was promptly imprisoned. Freed through Cecil's intervention, he migrated with his flock to Middelburg in the Netherlands. He soon fell out with many of them. Returning to England, he made a formal submission to the C of E and became Master of St Olav's School, Southwark, in 1586, though he still seems to have ministered to separatist congregations. In 1591 he received episcopal ordination and became Rector of Thorpe Achurch, Northants. He exercised an important influence on the beginnings of Congregationalism, whose early members were often called ‘Brownists’.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Browne, Robert." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Browne, Robert." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-BrowneRobert.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Browne, Robert." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-BrowneRobert.html |
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Browne, Robert
Browne, Robert, English actor, first mentioned as one of Worcester's Men in 1583. He became one of the best known of the English Comedians travelling on the Continent at the end of the 16th century. In 1592 he toured Holland and Germany at the head of an English company which included in its repertory jigs, biblical plays, early English comedies, and cut versions of plays by Marlowe. In Aug. of that year Browne made the first of many visits to the great fair at Frankfurt-Am-Main and in 1595 he and his companions took service with Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel. The last mention of him is in connection with the Easter fair at Frankfurt in 1620. He may be the Robert Browne who toured the English provinces with a puppet-show during the 1630s.
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PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Browne, Robert." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Browne, Robert." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O79-BrowneRobert.html PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Browne, Robert." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O79-BrowneRobert.html |
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Browne, Robert
Browne, Robert (c.1550–1633) English Protestant Nonconformist, founder of a religious sect, the ‘Brownists’. His followers were the first to separate from the Anglican Church after the Reformation. His treatise Reformation without Tarrying for Any (1582) called for immediate separatism and doctrinal reform. Mental instability undermined his leadership and by 1591 he was reconciled to the Anglican Church. He is seen by English and American CONGREGATIONALISTS as the founder of their principles of church government.
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"Browne, Robert." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Browne, Robert." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-BrowneRobert.html "Browne, Robert." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-BrowneRobert.html |
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Browne, Robert
Browne, Robert (1550–1633) English clergyman, founder of the “Brownists”, a separatist religious sect. In Reformation without Tarrying for Any (1582), he presented the first argument for Congregationalism. In 1584, he was imprisoned and late excommunicated. By 1591, Brown had been reconciled to the Church of England.
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"Browne, Robert." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Browne, Robert." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-BrowneRobert.html "Browne, Robert." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-BrowneRobert.html |
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Browne, Robert
Browne, Robert, see Brownists.
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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Browne, Robert." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Browne, Robert." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-BrowneRobert.html MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Browne, Robert." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-BrowneRobert.html |
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